Chile’s Supreme Court awards $1.4M to 31 of the 33 miners trapped in 2010
Chile’s Supreme Court awarded $1.4 million to 31 of the 33 miners that were trapped for two months, back in 2010, 700 metres below the surface in the San José…
Copper
Hudbay’s Snow Lake discovery could stretch mine life past 2038
The first discovery in a decade at Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Lalor mine in Snow Lake, Man., has given it a run at finding another anchor deposit to…
Newmont teams with Teck on Galore Creek development
NovaGold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE: NG) said on Jul. 27 it has received a further US$25 million payment from Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) as part of the major’s acquisition…
Top ten US juniors to mid-tiers, outside of precious metals, coal
Nuclear fuel providers again led the largest United States-based junior and mid-tier mining companies valued from US$250 million to US$2 billion, excluding precious metals and coal producers. The data as…
Ivanhoe eyes higher copper output from tailings reprocessing
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says reprocessing tailings at its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo has potential to increase its production of the red metal….
Saudi firm to buy 10% stake in Vale’s energy metals business
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has inked a binding agreement with Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s state-owned miner Ma’aden and the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund. In this deal, Manara…
Alaska petitions US Supreme Court to overturn Pebble mine veto
Alaska has filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a veto blocking Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) Pebble copper and gold project. According to the…
Teck cuts copper guidance on lower output at QB2
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has revised down copper production targets for the year after its Quebrada Blanca 2 open-pit mine in northern Chile…
Newcrest interim CEO on Newmont merger, and why copper could soon outshine gold
Sherry Duhe has only been in the mining world for a year and half. But she’s already been tasked with steering Australia’s largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX:…
Foran Mining’s McIlvenna Bay gets environmental impact process green light
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) has secured ministerial approval for its McIlvenna Bay project under Saskatchewan’s Environmental Assessment Act, the company said on Wednesday. This marks the end of…
Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets
The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
Bluejay Mining goes solo at Finland project as JV with Rio Tinto ends
Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) said Monday that it will take full ownership of the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt project in Finland, as its joint-venture agreement with Rio Tinto has ended. The London-based…